A/C-Tick is a certification mark issued by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) for communication equipment.
Manufacturers and importers must follow the steps below to use A-Tick:
1. The product implements ACAQ technical standard test
2. Register with ACA to use A/C-Tick
3. Fill in the "Declaration of Conformity Form" and keep it with the product conformity record
4. Affix the A/C-Tick logo on the communication product or device (label)
5, sold to consumers A-Tick is only suitable for communication products, electronic products are mostly applied for C-Tick, but electronic products if you apply for A-Tick, you do not need to apply for C-Tick.
Since November 2001, EMI mergers have been applied for in Australia/New Zealand; if products are to be sold in these two countries, the following documents must be completed prior to marketing in order for inspection by the ACA (Australian Communications Authority) or New Zealand (Ministry of Economic Development) authorities at any time:
1. Test report - must be issued by NATA or a certification body that is mutually conservating with NATA, such as NVLAP or A2LA accredited laboratory to be valid, otherwise the sample delivery machine rate is very high.
2. "Application to use the C-tick Mark" Form - Must be signed by an Australian/New Zealand company or importer.
3. "Supplier's Declaration of Conformity" Form - Must be signed by an Australian/New Zealand company or importer. The manufacturer responsible for the signature is responsible for ensuring that the products sold still comply with emi regulations.
4. Original design drawings and specifications (such as: circuit diagram, block diagram, User's Manual and Service Manual, etc.).
5. Describe the production inspection procedures at the time of production to ensure the maintenance of EMI characteristics.
6 Any changes that affect EMI are described and necessary test records.
Certification period: 1-2 weeks.
The C-Tick mark must be marked with the information of the Australian supplier as required so that ACA can effectively trace back to the supplier responsible for the product EMC when sampling the product in the market. The identification of information includes four aspects:
1. The registered name and address of the Australian supplier.
2. Australian Company Number
3. The number issued by the ACA to the Australian supplier.
4. The Australian registered trademark used by the product in the Australian market.
C-Tick Sequential Label Radio communication equipment or special electrical and electronic equipment must comply with the relevant labeling requirements, otherwise it cannot be sold or supplied to Australia The C-Tick is a sequential label, which applies to the material items covered by the label notice below
1. Radiocommunication (sequential label with transmission) Bulletin 2001 Brief description in line with EMC's adjusted arrangement
2. Radio equipment (sequential label) advertisement No. 1 1996 came to briefly illustrate the arrangement of the obedience adjustment of radio communications
3. Radio communication (sequential label - electromagnetic radiation) announcement 2003 brief description subject to EMR adjustment arrangement
Under emc's adjustment arrangement, a sequential label must be placed on a product before it can be supplied to Australia. It is also a sequential label for non-radio communication products that must comply with electromagnetic emissions (EMR) rules. For telecom products, emR is covered by the A-Tick sequential label. The sequential label on C-Tick must have vendor information that identifies the vendor. This information may take the vendor code issued by ACA, the number of an Australian company or other forms detailed in the relevant label notices more information about the use of the C-Tick mark can be obtained on the ACA website
Australia's EMC system divides products into three levels, and suppliers must register with ACA before selling level two and level three products to apply for the use of the C-Tick mark.
Level 1 products refer to products with low interference radiation to devices that use the wireless spectrum, such as manual switches, simple relays, one-way squirrel cage inductive motors, resistors, etc. For Level 1 products, the supplier must sign a declaration of conformity and provide a product description. Level 1 products can voluntarily apply for the C-Tick mark, but after the supplier chooses to use the mark, it must provide a declaration of conformity and product description at the same time as providing a compliance record to prove that the product described in the declaration has complied with the relevant EMC standards. Test sites are not required and in-house testing is permitted.
Level 2 products refer to products with high interference radiation to equipment that use wireless spectrum, such as switching power supplies, welding machines, dimmers, and most household appliances. In addition to signing a declaration of conformity and providing a product description, the supplier must also provide a test report according to the relevant standards, if there is no relevant standard, it is necessary to provide technical structure documents, the test site is not required, allowing internal testing.
Level 3 products refer to products that have extremely high interference radiation for devices that use wireless spectrum, that is, products covered by CISPR11 and CISPR22. At present, communication terminal products are still included in this range, but from November 7, 2003, terminal products will be classified into level two products. In addition to signing a declaration of conformity and providing a product description, the supplier must also provide a test report issued by an accredited testing organization. At the same time, a quality management system certificate issued by the QSM certification body is also issued.
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